Drugs / Ubrogepant
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Ubrogepant

also known as Ubrelvy

Small molecule

Developed for
migraine disorder · migraine with aura · migraine without aura
Investigated by
AbbVie · Allergan · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) UBRELVY 2019-12-23 fda.gov

Trials 12 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT07680686 Jun → Oct 2026 expected AbbVie Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04818515 Mar → Jun 2021 migraine disorder AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04179474 Sep → Dec 2019 migraine disorder Allergan Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 37 trials
Phase 3 NCT06417775 Sep 2024 → Jun 2027 expected migraine disorder AbbVie Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05127954 Jan 2022 → Jan 2028 expected migraine disorder AbbVie Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05125302 Jan 2022 → May 2027 expected migraine disorder AbbVie Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04492020 Aug 2020 → Apr 2022 migraine disorder AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02873221 Sep 2016 → Aug 2018 migraine disorder Allergan Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02867709 Aug 2016 → Jan 2018 migraine disorder Allergan Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02828020 Jul 2016 → Dec 2017 migraine disorder Allergan Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT05264129 Mar 2022 → Apr 2023 migraine disorder AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
NCT05654298 Mar 2022 → Mar 2023 migraine disorder Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 5 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT06578585 Background Sep 2024 → Jul 2025 migraine disorder H. Lundbeck A/S Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05892757 Comparator Jul 2023 → Feb 2024 AbbVie Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 31 trial
Phase 3 NCT05894954 Background Jul 2023 → Oct 2025 cognitive impairment with or without cerebellar ataxia, dementia Alzheimer's Prevention and Reversal Project, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 42 trials
Phase 4 NCT05503082 Comparator Sep 2022 → Sep 2024 overdue migraine disorder Chicago Headache Center & Research Institute Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05214001 Comparator Jun 2022 → Apr 2024 migraine with aura, migraine without aura Messoud Ashina, MD Terminated No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 8 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2023-11-16 AbbVie Results Published in The Lancet Show UBRELVY® (ubrogepant) Reduces the Headache Phase of a Migraine Attack When Dosed During the Prodrome of Migraine abbvie.com
2020-08-05 AbbVie AbbVie Announces Serena Williams as Spokesperson to Shed Light on UBRELVY® (ubrogepant) as an Effective Treatment Option for Migraine Attacks abbvie.com
2019-12-04 AbbVie Allergan Announces Positive Phase 3 ACHIEVE I Trial Results for Ubrogepant Published in The New England Journal of Medicine abbvie.com
2019-11-19 AbbVie Allergan Announces Positive Phase 3 ACHIEVE II Trial Results for Ubrogepant Published in The Journal of the American Medical Association abbvie.com
2019-03-11 AbbVie Allergan Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Ubrogepant for the Acute Treatment of Migraine abbvie.com
2018-10-17 AbbVie Allergan Announces Completion of Two Positive Safety Studies for Ubrogepant - an Oral CGRP Receptor Antagonist for the Acute Treatment of Migraine abbvie.com
2018-04-27 AbbVie Allergan Announces Second Positive Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Ubrogepant -- an Oral CGRP Receptor Antagonist for the Acute Treatment of Migraine abbvie.com
2018-02-06 AbbVie Allergan Announces Positive Top Line Phase 3 Results for Ubrogepant - an Oral CGRP Receptor Antagonist for the Acute Treatment of Migraine abbvie.com

Evidence & citations 5 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 19 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Ubrogepant ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT05127954
15

NCT07680686

NCT04179474

NCT06578585

NCT05892757

NCT04818515

NCT05503082

NCT05214001

NCT02867709

NCT02828020

NCT05125302

NCT05264129

NCT04492020

NCT02873221

NCT06417775

NCT05654298

Known as Ubrelvy “Ubrogepant (Ubrelvy), a CGRP receptor antagonist, is approved for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.” PMID 42012062 Apr 2026
2

“Vascular treatments may include: antihypertensives, Ubrelvy, aspirin, Eliquis” NCT05894954

“Ubrogepant 50 MG [Ubrelvy]” NCT05503082

Action Inhibit “Ubrogepant is an oral, small-molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist for acute migraine treatment.” PMID 31800988 Dec 2019
Modality Small molecule “Ubrogepant is an oral, small-molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist for acute migraine treatment.” PMID 31800988 Dec 2019
Route Oral “50 mg ubrogepant tablet(s) orally for the treatment of a qualifying migraine attack.” NCT02828020